It would also be a good idea to disconnect hoses from your house just to be safe and keep any pipes from breaking.

The current record low for Thursday night and Friday morning is 37. We believe that record will be broken. The current latest freeze (32 degree low temperature) for Omaha was May 13, 1997. If we do drop to 32 at Eppley Airfield, which is possible, that would be a new record for the latest Spring freeze in Omaha.

Noel Olson, with Mulhall’s, said hanging baskets and potted flowers should be brought inside or covered with a plastic bag, and the rest of your flowers should be safe if you cover them with a blanket or old sheet.

“Remember to pull the sheet off the next morning because you still want the sun to beat down on the plants,” Olson said.

Without that protection from the frost, Olson said all could be lost.

“It would be the leaves that are affected. They would turn dark and lay on their side, so this is definitely something you would want to cover,” Olson said.

Olson said giving your plants extra water will also help them fight off the frost.

@ GOOD EVENING. WE START WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BILL RANDBY IN THE WEATHER NOW STORM CENTER== FROST IN THE FORECAST-- AND THE THREAT TONIGHT TO YOUR GARDEN. COLD WEATHER COMING!! THERE IS A FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY FORMOST OF THE AREA. FREEZE LOOKS LIKELY THAT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES CHECK OUT THE CURRENT TEMPERATURES, ONLY IN THE 50S FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS.SUNSHINE TO START FRIDAY, THEN PARTLY CLODUY AND UPPER 50S FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AGAIN, 9PM, 48 AND PARTLY CLOUDY BILL'S FORECAST IS PUTTING BACKYARD GARDENERS AND NURSERIES IN OVERDRIVE. GOOD EVENING, I'M BRANDI PETERSEN IN FOR MELISSA FRY. AND I'M ADRIAN WHITSETT. SEVEN CAN HELP PROTECT YOUR GARDEN INVESTMENT.. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S KRISTYNA ENGDAHL IS LIVE. NURSERY TELL US PREPARE-- DON'T WORRY. THE MOST VULNERABLE PLANTS TO THAT FROST TONIGHT-- ANNUALS.. AND VINE CROPS LIKE PEPPERS AND COVER-UP! NOEL OLSON AT MULHULLS WON'T BLAME YOU IF CABIN FEVER CAUSED YOU TO GET IN THE GARDEN A LITTLE EARLY THIS YEAR.(Noel Olson/Mulhulls)Your tired of winter so you are wanting to go out and get your feet and hands in the dirt again and play with the plants 40:25 BUT WITH A POTENTIAL FOR FROST ON THE HORIZON, COVER THOSE TULIPS IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO KISS THEM GOODBYE. plants it can kill, pepper plants it can kill, tropical plants, some of them don't even like it below 50s so those can really get knocked back 39:30 HANGING BASKETS AND POTTED FLOWERS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE OR COVERED WITH A PLASTIC BAG, AND THE REST OF YOUR FLOWERS SHOULD BE SAFE IF OR OLD SHEET.(Noel Olson/Mulhulls)Remembe r to pull the sheet off the next morning because you still want the sun to beat down on the plants 3958 WITHOUT THAT PROTECTION FROM THE FROST, SHE SAYS ALL COULD BE LOST.NATS It would be the leaves that are effected, yeah they would turn dark and lay on their side, so this is definitely something you would want to cover 4202 AND EXTRA DRINK OF WATER WILL ALSO HELP THEM FIGHT OFF THE FROST.(Noel Olson/Mulhulls )It helps if they have a wet base when they are cold 4115 WE ASKED TODAY ABOUT PERENNIALS-- BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM STILL LOOK PRETTY ROUGH. THAT'S A HANGOVER FROM THAT SOME STILL MAY COME BACK-- BUT IF THEY'RE NOT GREENIGN UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS-- THEY PROBABLY WON'T. LIVE IN NORTHWEST OMAHA-- KRISTYNA

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